ENGLISH PLANT NAMES. 
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Campion. A general book-name for various species of Lijclinis. 
Prior (p. 36) derives it ‘ from Laving been used in the chaplets with 
which champions at the public games were crowned. Ital.' camjpioney 
M. Lat. campio, from campus, a battlefield.’ 
Campion, Bladder. See Bladder C. 
Campion, Corn. A modern book-name for Lychnis GitlicigOj Lam. 
Campion, Meadow. Lychnis Flos-ciiculi, L. 
Campion, Moss. Silene acaulis, L. 
Campion, B,ed. Lychnis diurna, Sibth. — N. Yks. 
Campion, Rose. Dychnis coronaria, L. — Lyte, and still a general 
name. 
Campion, White. Lychnis vespertina, Sibth. 
Campion of Constantinople. Lychnis Chalcedonica, L. — Treas. Bot. 
Canary Grass. Phalaris canariensis,L. — General. ‘Sic dicta turn 
quod ab Insulis Fortunatis Canariis, dictis hue primum advecta est, 
turn quod avium canariensium dictarum accommodatissimum sit 
pabulum.’ — Skinner. Prior, p. 37. 
Canary Grass, Reed. A translation of Phalaris arundinacea, L. — 
Prior, p. 37. 
Canary-seed. (1) Phalaris canariensis, L. — Lyte, and still so called 
generally. 
(2) Plantayo major, L. — Yks. 
Cancer. ‘ A plant of some kind. 
‘ “ Who taught the poore beast having poison tasted. 
To seek th’ hearbe cancer, and by that to cure him ?” 
Great Britaines Troye, 1609.’ — Wr. 
Possibly Cancerwort, which see. 
Cancerwort. ‘ Cancerwoori, that is Fluellen, 504.’ — Ger, Index. 
Although the plant referred to on this page is Veronica officinalis, L. , 
it is clear that Linaria spuria, L., and L. Elatine, L. (p. 500), were 
intended. In Ger. Emac. (Index) the same name (spelt Cankerwort) is 
assigned to these plants. It was given them on account of their 
‘ singular efficacie to heale spreading and eating cankers,’ of which 
Gerard gives a startling instance. 
Candleberry Myrtle. Baxter assigns this name to Mijrica Gale, L. ; 
it belongs, however, to the American M. cerifera. Prior calls it 
Candleberry, but correctly speaks of it as a transferred name. 
Candlegostes. ‘ Goosegrass.’ — Ger. Wr. Vrohdihlj Orchis rnascula, 
L., which Ger. (Appx.) calls Gandlegosses (which see) ; but we do 
not find the name spelt as above in Ger. , who has Kandlegostes. 
Candlemas-bells. Galanthus nivedis, L. — Glou. (Cotswolds). 
Candle-rush. Juncus communis, Mey. — Lyte. ‘ From its pith being 
used for rushlights.’ Prior, p. 37. See Gard. Chron. for Oct. 3, 1874. 
Candlesticks, Devil’s. Nepeta Glechoma, Benth. — Wario. 
